CS3 vs CS4 - Blu ray H264 Profiles?

Hello,
Having just discovered that CS3 does not support subtitles for Blu ray, I'm now faced with the prospect of having to upgrade to CS4. However, I have noticed from the "known issues" in the Encore CS4 readme, that Encore CS4 does not support H264 High Profile. Is this different from CS3? In my current project the main title was encoded in AME as a H264 High Profile (4.1) file, yet it behaves perfectly in Encore CS3. Am I to understand that if I use this same file in CS4 the project will refuse to burn???
Also I noticed that CS4 doesn't support 24fps??? Is this correct? Because I successfully created a 24p Blu - ray in CS3!
Very confused!

Well here's how it went...
Firstly no problems with the previous h264 encode, so have no idea what the "Known Issues" 'readme' is on about when it says Encore doesn't support H264 at High Profile...
But as for importing subtitles - aaargh! I just about lost my mind...
If you have (like me) created a Blu ray project in CS3 with subtitles (in the mistaken belief that that would actually work!), forget about opening it in CS4 and having it work.
Had to re-import the subtitles and that's where the fun began - NOT!
After hours of angst and error messages and refusals to burn an image, the problem was the gaps between the subtitles. Now the "Help" guide says that there needs to be at least 2 frames between subtitles. Not so in my case. After much trial and error, a gap of 5 frames worked. Thank goodness for a nifty program called "Annotation Edit" that allowed me to quickly change the gaps between my 500+ subtitles.
Anyway, it's finally working! But not without much pain... Hopefully this helps others!
Guess I'll be forking out for a CS4 upgrade!!!

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CS4 Blu-ray subtitles not displayed correctly

Hi all,
I have been trying to find anything regarding my issue with Blu-ray subtitles using Google and the search function on this forum, but I could not find anything about it.
I have a CS4 Blu-ray project with one main timeline and a few other timelines (to be "extras" on the Blu-ray). On the main timeline I imported two subtitle tracks from a Text file and chose the default import settings in Encore. The first subtitle track is English and the second subtitle track is Dutch, but it also happens when I just import one subtitle track.
The other timelines (for the extras) do not contain any subtitle track (as they do not require it), but the issue also appears when I only added the main time line (as first play) without any menus etc.
The issue is that at first the subtitles seem to display correctly when a Blu-ray burnt from this project is played on a standalone Blu-ray player (Panasonic DMP-BD30 with latest firmware). However, when I skip to another chapter (using the remote's "Next" or "Previous" button), or fast forward or rewind the video on the player the subtitles are gone and will never return. Also when the main timeline is played without any skipping or fast forwarding etc. the subtitles suddenly disappeared and reappeared after some time.
When checking the imported subtitles in the Encore project's time line display, all subtitles are in place.
Additionally, the Blu-ray player's "Subtitle" button does not bring up a selection of available subtitles (which it does on other commercially available Blu-rays), while the timelines allowed actions are set to "All" (the default).
I have also checked the Encore project's "Sources" folder and found .png images for all of the subtitle texts I imported, so it seems that all subtitles are available.
Does anyone have seen this issue before and know how to solve it?
Note: it might be of interest that the main timeline is a single H.264 encoded video file of approx. 7Gb playing for approx 45 minutes. The format is 1080/50i (PAL HDV in the resolution 1440x1080).

The short answer is that you can't use a subtitle menu successfully until Adobe does an Encore update which was working in a special build that I saw at NAB but never made it info a formal release.
The problem is that the generated Blu-ray instructions for selecting the subtitle (and audio) tracks is just plain wrong. The way it was supposed to work is that a GPR (general purpose register) was supposed to retain the selected value, but among other things the code always immediately clears the register after saving the correct value.
There was a similar but different problem in CS4 and we devised a solution with our BluStreak Premaster application, by post-processing the Encore build folder prior to burning or replication.
http://blustreak.dvdafteredit.com/
However to fix the CS5 code would require re-multiplexing of the menus, at which point we gave up, since we don't have a Blu-ray multiplexer. Don't consider going back to CS4, however, since in most other respects the CS5 navigation is far superior.
So your best bet is to ping on Adobe and ask them, when are you going to release this fix?
With these bugs, the only way to properly set audio and subtitle tracks is with the remote functions themselves, or by using set stream and link directly to the main video from a normal menu.
Regards,
Larry Applegate
Rivergate Software, Inc.
This answer was originally posted on the Creative Cow forum, and then edited to remove an answer to a question that wasn't asked here.

Encore CS4 Blu-ray Error: "Fatal Error", Code: "0", Note:''

Has anyone encountered this: Encore CS4 Blu-ray Error: "Fatal Error", Code: "0", Note:''
Any ideas on what it means or how to fix it?
Burning to a BD-R. Tried two different Blu-ray burners. Created a Blu-ray Image first.

For CS4 you must update the Roxio component http://forums.adobe.com/thread/400484?tstart=0
More on Encore and Roxio http://forums.adobe.com/thread/528582?tstart=0 or direct to
http://kb.roxio.com/search.aspx?URL=/content/kb/General%20Information/000070GN&PARAMS
Also, Long File Names or odd characters Cause Crashing http://forums.adobe.com/thread/588273
And #4 Here http://forums.adobe.com/thread/666558?tstart=0
And This Message Thread http://forums.adobe.com/thread/665641?tstart=0

Windows 8 Encore CS4 Blu-ray BSOD

I'm getting a BSOD in Encore CS4 when I try to build a blu-ray project. I have an HP laptop with an LG USB blu-ray burner. When I click build, even to build just an image, and then change from "DVD" to "Blu-Ray", there is a hang then a BSOD. My crashdump indicates that pxhlpa64.sys is the culprit.
This seems to be relevant, BUT the solution is to upgrade CS6 to new patch:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/4672190
I'm up-to-date in CS4, so that doesn't help. However, it sounds related and I'm hoping that my copy of CS4 Production Premium is still supported.
My version of pxhlpa64.sys is 3.0.78.0. WU can't find any updates as far as I can tell. I have not installed any drivers for my LG BE12LU38 Super Multi Blue, but it seems to be recognized and there are no updates via WU.
Here is my crashdump analysis:
0: kd> !analyze -v
* Bugcheck Analysis *
DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION (133)
The DPC watchdog detected a prolonged run time at an IRQL of DISPATCH_LEVEL
or above.
Arguments:
Arg1: 0000000000000000, A single DPC or ISR exceeded its time allotment. The offending
component can usually be identified with a stack trace.
Arg2: 0000000000000281, The DPC time count (in ticks).
Arg3: 0000000000000280, The DPC time allotment (in ticks).
Arg4: 0000000000000000
Debugging Details:
DPC_TIMEOUT_TYPE: SINGLE_DPC_TIMEOUT_EXCEEDED
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: WIN8_DRIVER_FAULT
BUGCHECK_STR: 0x133
PROCESS_NAME: System
CURRENT_IRQL: d
TAG_NOT_DEFINED_c000000f: FFFFF80393BA8FB0
LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from fffff80393e48853 to fffff80393cee740
STACK_TEXT:
fffff803`93ba2128 fffff803`93e48853 : 00000000`00000133 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000281 00000000`00000280 : nt!KeBugCheckEx
fffff803`93ba2130 fffff803`93d19e51 : 0000034b`321b0754 fffff803`93f6a180 fffff803`93ba2290 fffff780`00000320 : nt! ?? ::FNODOBFM::`string'+0x13c4c
fffff803`93ba21b0 fffff803`93c2ae94 : ffffffff`ffd1dc08 fffff803`93c54502 fffff880`012a0740 fffff880`0318e9c0 : nt!KeUpdateRunTime+0x51
fffff803`93ba21e0 fffff803`93ce7b2e : fffff803`93ba2290 00000000`279cdae1 fffff803`93c54580 fffff880`012a0740 : hal!HalpTimerClockInterrupt+0x50
fffff803`93ba2210 fffff803`93cde643 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KiInterruptDispatchLBControl+0x1ce
fffff803`93ba23a0 fffff803`93d1b025 : 00000000`00000002 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KxWaitForSpinLockAndAcquire+0x23
fffff803`93ba23d0 fffff880`01298644 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 fffff6fd`4008aa48 fffff6fb`7ea00450 : nt!KeAcquireSpinLockRaiseToDpc+0x35
fffff803`93ba2400 fffff880`01298c1d : fffffa80`0d3855c0 fffff803`93ba2559 00000000`00000006 00000000`00000005 : PxHlpa64+0x2644
fffff803`93ba2470 fffff803`93d26406 : 00000000`00000001 fffff880`06da1c00 fffffa80`10ca75b0 ffff0083`95c9c410 : PxHlpa64+0x2c1d
fffff803`93ba24f0 fffff880`00a76c92 : fffffa80`11549b18 fffffa80`0e1f9e00 fffffa80`0d4bfbf0 00000000`00000000 : nt!IopfCompleteRequest+0x446
fffff803`93ba25d0 fffff880`00a29f30 : 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`0d494400 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`0d494400 : iaStorV!ScsiPortCompleteSrb+0x31a
fffff803`93ba2690 fffff880`00a29762 : fffff803`93ba2870 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 fffff880`0476de14 : iaStorV!DeviceToHostCompleteRequest+0x530
fffff803`93ba27b0 fffff880`00a76959 : fffff803`93f6cf00 fffff803`93ba2ab0 fffffa80`0d488630 00000000`00019ba2 : iaStorV!AHCIFinishIntProcessing+0xea
fffff803`93ba2980 fffff803`93d15fd8 : 00000028`00000002 00000345`2a93dd9e fffffa80`0d66e010 fffff803`93ba2a00 : iaStorV!SpRequestCompleteDpc+0x45
fffff803`93ba29b0 fffff803`93d155d0 : fffff880`00a7685c 00001f80`00ff00ff 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000002 : nt!KiExecuteAllDpcs+0x198
fffff803`93ba2af0 fffff803`93d1a4ba : fffff803`93f6a180 fffff803`93f6a180 00000000`00183de0 fffff803`93fc4880 : nt!KiRetireDpcList+0xd0
fffff803`93ba2c60 00000000`00000000 : fffff803`93ba3000 fffff803`93b9d000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KiIdleLoop+0x5a
STACK_COMMAND: kb
FOLLOWUP_IP:
PxHlpa64+2644
fffff880`01298644 48b90800000080f7ffff mov rcx,0FFFFF78000000008h
SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 7
SYMBOL_NAME: PxHlpa64+2644
FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner
MODULE_NAME: PxHlpa64
IMAGE_NAME: PxHlpa64.sys
DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 475dd06d
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: 0x133_DPC_PxHlpa64+2644
BUCKET_ID: 0x133_DPC_PxHlpa64+2644
Followup: MachineOwner

For CS4 you must update the Roxio component http://forums.adobe.com/thread/400484
More on Encore and Roxio http://forums.adobe.com/thread/528582 or direct to
http://kb.roxio.com/search.aspx?URL=/content/kb/General%20Information/000070GN&PARAMS
Right click the program icon and select Run as Administrator, which is NOT the same thing as running the computer with the Administrator account, and which fixes several "odd" problems... To create a two layer DVD (or a BluRay?), you MUST have Encore set to use the Run as Administrator option
Run as Administrator http://forums.adobe.com/thread/969395
Also, for CS4, right click the program icon and see if Win8 has the same WinXP compatibility mode that is available in Win7
As far as support outside of this user to user group... I seriously doubt that Adobe will provide any help for a program that is 3 versions old, and which was written before Win8 was more than a Microsoft dream

Changing file extension for Blu-Ray H264 export

The output is written as .m4v, and my authoring tool will not accept this.
It must be any of the following: m2v, m2p, mpg, mpeg, avc, 264, h264 bsf or vc1
Can I simply change the extension - or is there a way to get the correct extension I need?
(CinemaCraft allows you to define the extension used, for example)

Any containering around the raw .264 video stream will screw up the embedded information.
Non-Encore Bluray authoring tools will not accept any file format that is containering that stream.
Also, if you want your bluray to be "legal" - ie be possible of passing a verification suite for pressing at a repro house - you have to export to raw .264 (thus why high end author tools won't import .m4v, mp4, mov etc).
So, not you can't just change the extension. a m4v file is a ISO media container that holds a video stream... yes m4v, mp4 and mov are all based on the same standard - and yes you can thus change the file extension and it often works but......
... in this case you need a raw h.264 stream as a file (.264).
The only thing I can think of is that you container it to MPEG-Transport Stream (MPEG-TS) with the file extension .mpg.
It has the highest chance of import but I'm not sure if it destroys the h.264 stream's ability to pass BD verification.
Note also that I've heard that the bundled H.264 encoder (made by Main Concept) does not have the mandatory "slice" support for AVC level 4.1 and higher so if you encode at that level it's already an illegal stream that you can guarantee will not play ok in every consumer blu-ray player.
my 2c,
Rallymax.

Blu-ray H264 encoding help!

I've read around the forums, and made a few posts on other sites but can't seem to find a straight answer. I'm trying to author a blu-ray in encore with a 25min 1080i program and x2 5min 480i programs. I originally tried encoding to H264 from Sorenson Squeeze 7 using its blu-ray presets, since I didn't have AME installed, but no luck. However, its MPEG2 blu-ray presets do import into encore. On someone's advice I switched around my licenses and installed AME and Encore onto the PC running Media Composer. I imported the quicktimes into Encore (These are coming from Media Composer, output as same-as-source quicktimes because encore was having problems with quicktime reference files), tweaked the transcoding presets slightly, and haven't been able to get much to work since then. It seems that the SD videos are encoding fine. But the HD video is having problems. Either it transcodes but shows up as black when played back on a blu-ray player, or it gets an error while transcoding. However, I was able to get it to playback but only when I transcoded a quicktime of the first few minutes, rather than the entire 25 minute program. Other forum posting have talked about a 2-pass VBR error and some other things, but that doesn't seem to be the problem as I did a test using that same couple minute excerpt quicktime with different settings, and all played back (2-pass vbr 4.1 level, 2-pass vbr 4.0 level, 1-pass vbr 4.1 level, 1-pass vbr 4.0 level, etc). Encore also has trouble determining what needs transcoding and what doesn't. For instance, I transcoded the two SD videos by right clicking Transcode Now so that AME opens up, but after transcoding Encore still says they need transcoding. Cleaning Media Caches as suggested elsewhere doesn't seem to help.
I'm at a loss at what to do at this point. I bought the production suite recently so that I could have After Effects and Encore for blu-ray authoring. But so far Encore has been a huge disappointment and waste of time and money. It seems almost criminal that Encore and AME don't play nice together using their own presets. Does anyone know how to get AME to encode correctly, or if there are settings to tweak in Sorenson Squeeze to get it to work with Encore?
Any help is much appreciated!

I am having trouble tracking your multiple workflows, in part since I don't know what program you are using to play files when you say they played back successfully (Encore preview; other program etc). Don't worry about explaining what you wrote above, just provide a bit more info when you report your next tests, starting with Jim's suggestion.
Other forum posting have talked about a 2-pass VBR error and some other things, but that doesn't seem to be the problem as I did a test using that same couple minute excerpt quicktime with different settings, and all played back (2-pass vbr 4.1 level, 2-pass vbr 4.0 level, 1-pass vbr 4.1 level, 1-pass vbr 4.0 level, etc).
I think the 2 pass vbr bug is not always apparent when you transcode short clips.

Encore CS4: Blu-ray brennen in 1080p

Hallo zusammen,
weiß jemand welchen Encoder ich laden muss, um in Encore CS4 eine Blu-ray in 1080p zu erstellen?
Standardmäßig ist nur eine Blu-ray in 1080i möglich.
Danke für mögliche Antworten.
Gruß leznem

Hallo Mylenium,
vielen Dank für die Antwort. Die 24p funktionieren aber nur im NTSC und nicht im PAL-Format.
Heute hat Panasonic eine neue Camcordergeneration mit 1080p50 vorgestellt. Ist bekannt, ob Adobe dieses Format unterstützen wird?
Vielen Dank für die Antworten!
Gruß leznem

Adobe Encore CS4, Blu-ray burning issues

Greetings!
I'm trying to get some Blu-ray discs authored for a client and am running into a snag on the last 2 discs that remain. When it gets to actually writing to the BD media, it comes up with an error message (See screenshot).
This is starting to drive me up the wall as I've been fine all along with creating Blu-ray discs up until now, and I'm sure my client is getting anxious.
For what it's worth, I am using Verbatim DataLifePlus media, 25gb. As far as what I'm bringing into Encore (which I have been doing this method many times in the past with no snags whatsoever and getting great results), I'm using the Blu-ray M2V export option. There are no issues during the transcoding phase, it's just when it finally gets to actually writing to the media. I have created ISO's of the Blu-rays I'm trying to finish (Making the ISO files come out fine) and running into a snag using other software capable of burning disc images. With this said, what could be going on? Could my optical drive be kicking the bucket?
Also to point out, where it's telling me that there's not enough space, there is some remaining space.
An interesting thing to note as well, my write speed dropdown is grayed out (The media I'm using recommends 6X buring speed).
Any feedback would be hugely appreciated as I'm trying to get this job wrapped up.

If Ann's comment doesn't fix the issue for you, the most common workaround for this is to build to a folder and burn with ImgBurn (for PC) or toast (for Mac).
So what were the issues you ran into when you tried that.
I am sure you have searched this error, and you can see that there has been success in many situations. I do not believe that it is one problem.
I have generally believed that Ann is correct and that it refers to temporary storage on the hard drive. And users underestimate the amount of temporary hard disk drive space used.
Some users experience this error when they are creating dual layer BD disks, and a layer is more than 25G. Each video/layer must fit on one side.
And some users got resolution by reencoding to a lower bitrate (a 25G BD disk does not hold 25G). Encore uses padding to predict the size on disk (e.g. add 10% to the amount of space it predicts that build will use), and it can be wrong.
Always good to "run as administrator, though I don't know that ever fixed this issue if someone wasn't.

Encore CS4 Blu-ray Asset shows 00:01:00 upon Import?

Hello,
I was wondering if anybody elase has seen this. I make my mpeg-2 Blu-rays in Edius (CBR because Encore will not accept VBR without transcoding) and make the BD n Encore.
Every so often when I import a file it shows up as only one mintute in length even though Encore will show the correct file size and "don't transcode"
Any ideas?
Also, why does importing and exporting (to folders) take so long when I am dealing with assets that do not need to be transcoded?
Thanks

Yes, 720p60 progressive.
This only happens about every fifth file I bring in. So a lot work, only some do not. But they work after I delete the 00:01:00 file and re-import it.
Am I getting over a filesize threshold? This last file was 21GB and I can remember another being this large as well.

Encore CS4 Blu-Ray not completely compatible?

So I recently burned a BluRay with Encore CS4. The disc plays fine on a Playstation 3, it plays fine using ArcSoft Total Media Theatre on the PC. However, on another computer using Cyberlink's Power DVD software, the disc just plays to a black screen and won't do anything else. On a Samsung BluRay player, the menu comes up, but none of the buttons are usable, and the player is up to date on firmware.
Now, this is a "simple" disc just having the one menu with a video background, and the buttons that link to video clips. Nothing fancy.
I understand that BluRay players might need firmware updates (and the aforementioned Samsung, while indicating no updates available might still have a firmware issue), but I figured since I wasn't using any of the BluRay advanced features, that wouldn't be an issue. But then I realized that whether I use the options or not, Encore may well be indicating the disc requires a certain revision of the BluRay spec to play, whether or not the features of that revision are used.
That lead me to wondering, what revision of the BluRay spec does Encore claim is required, and can you change that on a per-disc basis? As in, change a setting for my project to indicate BluRay 1.5 is needed rather than 2.0 or something? It still might not solve some of the issues, as again we're dependent on what the firmware/software does, but I imagine in some circumstances it could help compatibility.
K.

But, what I'm describing isn't a problem with the media. The players acknowledge this is a BDMV disc, but fail to play it properly. The Cyberlink software shows a black screen, but shows that the menu is currently playing. For the Samsung set top box, the menu is shown, but doesn't function properly.
K.

Premiere Pro CS4 - Blu Ray bearbeiten

Hallo,
ich habe eine kurze Frage und zwar:
Ich habe mir einen BluRay-Film auf den Pc besorgt, im ".mkv" Format,
(was mir leider nicht viel sagt, da ich das erste mal damit zutun habe)
und jetzt wollte ich diesen Film mit Premiere Pro bearbeiten,
doch er versteht den Format nicht, gibt es einen Codec,
oder eine Möglichkeit es möglich zu machen?
danke für die Antworten

an der Leistung kann es sicherlich nicht liegen.
Was für'ne Grafikkarte? Könnte alles entscheiden. Generell deuten solche starken Probleme auch oft auf Hardwaredefekte hin, also gleich mal in die Kiste reinguggen, ob die Karte überhaupt fest im Slot sitzt oder irgendwelche sonstigen verdächtigen Anzeichen zeigt.
Mylenium

Problems creating Blu Ray Discs with AME Presets in CS4

After several weeks wasted (months back) with an ATI 5750 graphics card in Win 7/and CS4 (not working correctly) - I finally resolved by swapping with a NVidia GTS250 card .....but all my troubles are not over yet ....
I'm running Premiere CS4 and have finally just got down to testing creation of a Blu Ray test disc from some AVCHD 1920x1080 HD footage I am editing from my new camera.
My work in CS4 is just testing at present as I used to use CS3 [still have on my dual core machine with Matrox RTX2] - and have successfully created Blu Ray discs from HDV material in CS3 - but using Blu Ray MPEG 2 settings.
New machine Win 7 - 64 bit
Premiere CS4 is at 4-2-0 version
Encore at 4-0-1 version
These are the last updates
I've selected a short test piece (about 2 mins)on Premiere timeline and initially tried Media export using Adobe Media encoder.
I selected H264 BluRay codec in media encoder. Hi quality 1080 25 fps.(PAL)
This creates dual MP4 Video and Audio streams
Encode process goes OK, just slightly slower than real time, (I'm using i7-930 Quad Core and Win 7 64 Bit)
Now - when I come to input the encoded video file into Encore as an Asset - Encore freezes and the whole machine locks up !!!
Audio file imports OK but the Encore software does not like the encoded Video file
I've re-installed Premiere and Encore twice in case of bad install. It wasn't that.
I also found Adobe Media player couldn't play the file created by AME either - but it would play on a Premiere timeline?
So is Adobe Media encoder messing up here ?
So - .....3 hours of testing later ....I stumble on a Support thread from someone on the Forum that they found AME preset has "HIGH" in the Encoding Profile Preset - when it should be MAIN ?.
Not sure what these settings do - but tried changing that parameter and re-encoded the Video file with H264 BluRay setting - all to no avail as when I try importing again the machne just locks up ?
My final search in Premiere help file about creating BluRay discs ONLY talks about using MPEG 2 BluRay setting for creating BluRay discs
It does not specify H264. Why is that?
Can one of the moderators / experts confirm if H264 Blu ray format is supported for BluRay disc creation in CS4 please??
Better still please tell me the exact settings for Adobe Media encoder so it will import into Encore without having to be transcoded again.
H264 should work - yes ?
Final comment
As an alternative method, I tried sending the short timeline in Premiere (using Dynamic Link) to Encore to test that route for making a BluRay disc
Bearing in mind the sequence is only about 2 mins long - when I ty to Transcode using the engine within Encore - the process takes a ridiculously long time and twice it has crashed just before the end of the process......
Can someone explain why the encode process in Encore takes such a long time as I thought it used the Adobe Media encoder engine as well.?
Adobe Media Encoder is much faster used stand alone mode.
Encore seems to not use that ?
Anyway - conclusion is that using Encore to encode the tmeline is a non starter as it takes too long.
why so slow on such a fast machine?....I know HD encoding is demanding but not that demanding with a decent machine.
So the question is ....
How do I encode in the most efficient and fastest way possible (using H264) for Blu Ray authoring into Encore without need for more Transcodes?
Any help or suggestions welcome as I'm now hitting my head against the wall :-)
I have not gone through Adobe Support desk as it is usually a waste of time.{Dear VP of Adobe Customer Service - please do get this sorted out in the near future if you want to retain loyal customers....}
I cannot believe how disappointing CS4 is turning out to be.
After investing in a very fast PC machine etc the whole user experience is somewhat of a let down.
Why so many issues for such a small test??

Picking up on my original post about H264 - as I have a dual boot machine I also have a clean installed Win 7 /64bit partition which I use for general bits of work.
On that I have CyberPowerDVD SW installed which plays all Video files fine including BluRay material etc.
Interestingly when I try to play the file that AME has created from the BluRay H264 preset it says 'It cannot play the file as it is a format it does not recognise...'
This is really weird and would suggest AME is not encoding the file corrrectly??
I have already removed and made a re-install of CS4 on my main [video editing] partition but there were some fragments of CS4 left intact
How do I completely remove everything?
I tried the CS4 clean script but it said it relied on Microsoft CLean Up utility and gave a link
When I loooked on Microsoft web site the link to download it had been removed?
Also Adobe say the CS4 remove script is no longer supported ?
Can anyone advise on the correct tool/procedure to completely remove CS4 from a Win 7/64bit installation so I can then try re-install of CS4 one more time....in case the installation is corrupt in some way
I can't explain why I am having this problem otherwise if other people find AME encodes OK with H264 BluRay preset.

Export from Premiere to Encore to create a Blu-ray

Hi!
I've imported in Encore CS4 an HDV footage that I've edited in Premiere CS4. The footage was exported using Blu-ray H264 settings. I inserted the video and audio file into the project, I burned fine the Blu-ray, but the final result was that the entire footage was interlaced, so not "cinema-like". Is there a way to deinterlace my footage in Premiere or Encore so that the final Blu-ray is in progressive format? I've tried Red Giant Frames, but it seemes that Encore doens't mind of my settings and re-encode everything as he wants.
Maybe I wasn't so clear, so sorry for my english, but I'm italian. Thanks for the answers. Bye!

Premiere Pro CS4.01 has a new sequence and export option: Maximum Render Quality. It provides good quality deinterlacing and scaling from inside of Premiere. There are ways to deinterlace the footage external to Premiere that produce higher quality results, but that's a whole different workflow with several different tools.
Make sure to select Max Render Quality in your sequence settings, and then make sure that the Adobe Media Encoder has the same setting checked. (Look in the flyout/wing menu of the codec settings section of the AME.)
Be prepared for long render times.
You don't want to deinterlace in Premiere without Maximum Render Quality selected - your exported video will lose half of its resolution and will look terrible.

Can you burn Blu-Ray on a standard DVD?

I know Encore won't build a Blu-Ray movie to a DVD disc but I've seen some ppl say you can use the freeware program ImageBurn to burn the Encore build to a standard DVD as long as its small enough to fit.
The reason why I want to do it is make short HD demos of my video work on a standard DVD that can be viewed on a Blu-Ray player. DVD media is a lot cheaper than BR 50 cents vs $10 a disc and I aslo don't own blu-ray burner. For longer videos I can use a Dual Layer DVD for clients who want a HD option.
Some ppl say absolutely no, while other say yes. Someone outlined how to do it but it didn't work for me, although I only used the last part of the instructions to burn because I was using Encore to build folder or iso, while the instructions are intended for ppl ripping a retail Blu-Ray.
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/646621
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho0qbGy_4P0
I'm filmed my own legit HD content, encoding it as the proper mpeg-2 blu-ray format, authored it in Encore CS3, built a blu-ray folder or iso, and using ImageBurn to wrote it to a standard DVD. All of that worked but when I took it to Best Buy their Blu-Ray player wouldn't recognize the DVD.

For what it's worth, I've been able to burn an ENcore BluRay .iso and then used Imgburn to burn the .iso to a regular DVD and it played on a SONY BDP S300.
Sometimes the firmware in the player has to be updated.
http://www.wrigleyvideo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=29665
This has been duplicated by others (see message #11 of this thread.
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/cineform-software-showcase/124190-avchd-haali-splitter.html
I wasn't able to burn a "folder" to a regular DVD, but only the .iso.
Also this thread where apparently the .iso can be burn to a dual layered DVD.
http://forums.creativecow.net/thread/145/862674
John Rich

Encore CS5 Blu-Ray Preview Playback Issues / Authoring Issues

Hello,
I'm using Adobe Encore CS5 on a Mac Pro (Nehalem) 2 x 2.26 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon w/ 8 GB Ram on Mac OS X 10.5.8.
I've recently upgraded to CS5 after having no luck using CS3 to make Blu-Ray discs. So far my experience has been a little disappointing -- it feels like they still haven't got it right. Below is a list of my issues thus far -- perhaps some of you have run into similar things:
- When importing MATROX encoded H.264 Blu-Ray files Encore CS5 hangs up. I tried this with a 54 minute encoded file. Instead I re-transcoded using the CS5 Media Encoder to the Main Concept H.264. This worked fine, although the import still hung up for several minutes before anything made it's way into the project.
- When I try opening my already existing project with a 54 minute video inside it hangs up and takes as long as 3-5 minutes to finally open successfully. This seems to happen consistently.
- After rendering motion menus and rendering them in the project the playback preview stutters. It's very steppy throughout as the video plays in the background. I even tried authoring a disc and playing it in a Blu-Ray player -- it did the same thing once authored. I've tried re-encoding the video in Media Encoder and have found the problem persists. Has anyone else experienced this with motion menus? By the way, I'm transcoding @ 25mbps (max 30mbps) in the Media Encoder.
- While trying to re-author my Blu-Ray the playback preview does not play audio on the main video when I click to play it. I've tried re-importing the asset and previewing but this does not work. I'm going to re-author the disc anyway to see if it plays right on the disc but can't understand why the preview doesn't work even if the Blu-Ray itself is fine (which it is). I should add that the first time I authored this disc the audio was fine on the main video. Preview was also fine. So I'm not sure what's happening now - I haven't changed anything in the project.
- Portions of my video on the authored video play back with slight stutter even though the source video (ProRes HQ QuickTime) does not. Is this a problem with the Main Concept H.264 encode? Should I try a 2-pass VBR transcode as another try (instead of 1-pass)? My target bit rate is 25 mbps (with a max of 30 mbps). That shouldn't be too high for a player to handle without stutter. The stutter also happens in the same place every time so it makes me think it's the encode of the file itself that's the problem.
All in all these are mainly quirks about Encore that have begun to add up and frustrate me as a user. It would be nice if these things just worked as they should. But if anyone has ideas or can think of something I might be missing in all of this that would be great to hear.
Thanks for reading.
All the best,
JD

As a follow up, I tried knocking down the number of chapters by 1/3 so there would be a total of 28 chapters instead of 41. As it turns out, the disc is still exiting the timeline and returning to the main menu at exactly the same point (which happens to be one second into a particular chapter of the timeline, just shy of 90 minutes into the timeline). It's as if Encore has split my single timeline into two timelines.
If it's of any help understanding what's happening, the entire timeline is 02;05;23;21 long. When Encore creates the Blu-ray disc, playback of the timeline ends at approximately 01;26;43;10. I then have to go to my Scenes menu and pick up where I left off as it's the only way to see the last ~39 minutes of the sequence.
As I mentioned, if I burn this as a standard definition (4.7GB) disc, it plays normally with no breaks. It's only if I burn it to a 25GB single-layer Blu-ray disc that I see the problem (using multiple Blu-ray players).
Thanks in advance for any light that can be shed on this problem.

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